IToyota iya kubuyela kwi-FIA World Rally Championship (WRC) ngo-2017 kunye neToyota Yaris WRC, ephuhliswe yiyo, kwiziko lobugcisa eliseJamani, eCologne.
I-Toyota Motor Corporation, ngomongameli wayo u-Akio Toyoda, ibhengeze kwinkomfa yoonondaba, eyayibanjelwe e-Tokyo, ukungena kwi-WRC, kwaye ibonise i-Toyota Yaris WRC kunye nokuhombisa kwayo ngokusemthethweni kwihlabathi jikelele.
Kwiminyaka emi-2 ezayo, i-TMG, ejongene nokuphuhlisa imoto, iya kuqhubeka nenkqubo yokuvavanya i-Toyota Yaris WRC, ukuze ilungiselele ukungena kolu khuphiswano, apho sele ibambe izihloko ze-4 zehlabathi zabaqhubi kunye ne-3 kubakhiqizi abaphunyeziweyo kulo lonke. ngeminyaka yee-1990.
I-Yaris WRC ixhotyiswe nge-injini ye-turbo ye-1.6 litre enenaliti ethe ngqo, ephuhlisa amandla e-300 hp. Ukuphuhlisa i-chassis, iToyota yasebenzisa iindlela ezininzi, ezifana nokulinganisa, iimvavanyo kunye neprototyping.
Nangona inkqubo esemthethweni ye-WRC ye-Toyota iqinisekisiwe, uphuhliso olongezelelweyo kunye nokulungiswa kakuhle kweenkcukacha kuya kulandela, okuya kufuna amaqela azinikeleyo oononjineli kunye neengcali ukwenza imoto ikhuphisane ngakumbi.
Baliqela abaqhubi abatsha abasele benethuba lokuvavanya le moto, abafana nomfo waseFransi u-Eric Camilli oneminyaka engama-27 ubudala, okhethwe kwinkqubo yabaqhubi abancinci bakwaToyota. U-Eric uza kujoyina inkqubo yophuhliso ye-Yaris WRC ecaleni kophumelele irali ye-French Tour de Corse u-Stéphane Sarrazin, oqokelela umsebenzi womqhubi weToyota kwi-FIA World Endurance Championship, kunye noSebastian Lindholm.
Amava kunye nedatha efunyenweyo iya kunceda iToyota ilungiselele ixesha le-2017, xa imimiselo emitsha yobugcisa kufuneka ifakwe.